Baaa Baaa it's Folksy Friday

It's lambing weekend at a farm near us and we are hoping to take my son. So in keeping here are some woolly finds.

A few weeks ago Woolly Lakes did a Sheep inspired Folksy Friday a few weeks ago so I am keeping mine a little different. Why not pop over to their blog and take a look?

Cute t-shirt from Silver Birch Crafts, I wouldn't loose my son in amoungst the lambs if he was wearing this.

A cute memory of the day? Wee sheep from Quernus Crafts?

Oh how about a cute sampler from Sew Lovely

Finally maybe my son could send Grandma a cute card telling her all about the lambs.

Sheep card by Fluffy Thoughts

Back next Friday with some more Folksy Friday Finds X

And the winner is....

Jolicious

Well done Jolicious, if you can email me your address or where you would like them to be sent I will get them off in the post to you.

A huge thank you to my son for picking a name out of the hat...and for keeping on picking

So, can Vonnie, Laura G and Nichola Pitt also send me you addresses :)

Am feeling over generous and he did pick you out.

It won't be lampwork earrings but I will pop a little something into the post fo you all as well

Mothering Sunday Giveaway

So, are you organised? Have you bought your mum or that someone special something for mothering Sunday?
Or more to the point are you a mummy and just want to be spoilt?

Would you like to win these gorgeous earrings?
To either give to someone special or keep for yourself?



The earrings feature handmade lampwork spacers by Rebecca Weddell, Karen hilltribe silver diasy spacers and amazonite faceted rondelles. Handwired by Beady Pool using sterling silver wire and hung from sterling sivler earwires.
Gorgeous :)

So, what do you have to do I hear you ask?
Just write a comment below saying who you would give these to and why.

Yep it's that simple.

What I hear you ask - no blog following, no facebook fanning, no shop favouriting?
No, I want to keep it simple this time. But, if you want to please do
facebook - http://artist.to/beadypool
www.beadypool.folksy.com

So comment away below....if you won these earrings who would you give them to and why?

Small print - Open to UK residents only this time as I have left it a little late
Draw closes 8am Thurs morning so I have time to post them out

Names will go into a hat and my son will pick one after 8am
Good luck x

Today I am making with....

Town stonebaked beads from Julie at Lush lampwork. The beads have been etched to give them a lovely tactile softness.
I can see these looking fab with some black diamond faceted Czech glass beads that I have. I also have a stunning Karen Hilltribe silver toggle whose design will really bring out the silver band on the beads.

And these nautical inspired set from Caroline Cash . I am really in spotty beads at the moment, so these came along just at the right time. In real life the "red" beads are far more orange. I was disappointed at first, however I have some stunning orange spacers left from a previous project by Alison Davies (Who by the way has just reopened her shop, so take a look.) So, I am going out of my blue comfort zone and am making in orange - yep that's right orange! This spell of sunny weather really has inspired me.

I will post pictures of the finished items when I've made them. Check back to see what I make soon.

Beady Photographs courtesy of the lampwork artists.

Creme de Mure

And the gorgeous purple frit beads by Rachel Dawes became......

Creme de Mure earrings

Creme de Mure Necklace

Both are available now in the Beady Pool Folksy shop.